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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Today we are celebrating the release of OPPOSITION by Jennifer L. Armentrout. And it wouldn't be a release party without a giveaway, right? We've got you covered!

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Book Excerpt:

Katy

I still stared at Daemon, completely aware that everyone else except him
was watching me. Closely. But why wouldn’t he look at me? A razor-sharp
panic clawed at my insides. No. This couldn’t be happening. No way. My
body was moving before I even knew what I was doing.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Dee shake her head and one of the Luxen
males step forward, but I was propelled by an inherent need to prove
that my worst fears were not coming true.

After all, he’d healed me, but then I thought of what Dee had said, of
how Dee had behaved with me. What if Daemon was like her? Turned into
something so foreign and cold? He would’ve healed me just to make sure
he was okay.

I still didn’t stop. Please, I thought over and over again. Please.
Please. Please. On shaky legs, I crossed the long room, and even
though Daemon hadn’t seemed to even acknowledge my existence, I walked
right up to him, my hands trembling as I placed them on his chest.

“Daemon?” I whispered, voice thick.

His head whipped around, and he was suddenly staring down at me. Our
gazes collided once more, and for a second I saw something so raw, so
painful in those beautiful eyes. And then his large hands wrapped around
my upper arms. The contact seared through the shirt I wore, branding my
skin, and I thought—I expected—that he would pull me against him, that
he would embrace me, and even though nothing would be all right, it
would be better.

Daemon’s hands spasmed around my arms, and I sucked in an unsteady breath.

His eyes flashed an intense green as he physically lifted me away from him, setting me back down a good foot back.

I stared at him, something deep in my chest cracking. “Daemon?”

He said nothing as he let go, one finger at a time, it seemed, and his
hands slid off my arms. He stepped back, returning his attention to the
man behind the desk.

“So . . . awkward,” murmured the redhead, smirking.

I was rooted to the spot in which I stood, the sting of rejection
burning through my skin, shredding my insides like I was nothing more
than papier-mâché.

“I think someone was expecting more of a reunion,” the Luxen male behind
the desk said, his voice ringing with amusement. “What do you think,
Daemon?”

One shoulder rose in a negligent shrug. “I don’t think anything.”

My mouth opened, but there were no words. His voice, his tone, wasn’t
like his sister’s, but like it had been when we first met. He used to
speak to me with barely leashed annoyance, where a thin veil of
tolerance dripped from every word.The rift in my chest deepened. For the
hundredth time since the Luxen arrived, Sergeant Dasher’s warning came
back to me. What side would Daemon and his family stand on? A shudder
worked its way down my spine. I wrapped my arms around myself, unable to
truly process what had just happened.

“And you?” the man asked. When no one answered, he tried again. “Katy?”

I was forced to look at him, and I wanted to shrink back from his stare.
“What?” I was beyond caring that my voice broke on that one word.

The man smiled as he walked around the desk. My gaze flickered over to
Daemon as he shifted, drawing the attention of the beautiful redhead.
“Were you expecting a more personal greeting?” he asked. “Perhaps
something more intimate?”

I had no idea how to answer. I felt like I’d fallen into the rabbit
hole, and warnings were firing off left and right. Something primal
inside me recognized that I was surrounded by predators.

My thoughts: I could feel Katy's heart breaking as I read every painful word of this book excerpt. I immediately wanted to scream at my monitor, "Why, Daemon, why?" Now I NEED to find out what is going on. I can't wait to read more!

What did you think of the book excerpt?

Opposition (Lux #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.

She can't believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind
threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the
lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion
that could destroy her—could destroy them all.

Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal.

They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of
surviving the invasion. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell
friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose
everything— even what they cherish most—to ensure the survival of their
friends…and mankind.

War has come to Earth. And no matter the outcome, the future will never be the same for those left standing.